Power and Bulk

Look, I'm not going to lie. There's a guy in here, "Lockout", that makes this one of the least productive and most boring places to talk training on the internet, and no one can be bothered to ban him. Buyer beware. Arguments about minutiae. Ad hominems. Appeals to authority. Training #1.

There's a few reasons why they eliminated the press from Olympics. One reason is time constraints. The other reason is because it was hard to judge. It was supposed to be a strict lift. But guys were giving slight nudges with their legs and leaning back into the lift. So they eliminated it and just stuck with the snatch and clean and jerk, both very technical lifts.

I still think Vasili's world record press was phenomenal. And last time I knew it was never beat.

Squats were the same in powerlifting. If form keeps getting sloppier, where do you draw the line?

I like strongman. With the squat events for example, it isn't about depth being parallel. Because a lot of the time it can be a lift that starts from the bottom. So there's no need to check for depth.

Sure, that can be unfair in a way for the taller guys. But all the events are like that. Some lend themselves different body types. Tire flip for example is easier for the taller guy and harder for the shorter guy.

However, it still stands that the strongest man will win. Providing he also has good endurance and is a good all around athlete, and if he wants it bad enough, that's the guy who's going to win.